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The Finder‘s titular offbeat P.I., Walter Sherman (played by Geoff Stults), can find anything — except for maybe an answer to the question of whether he’s crazy or not. That task falls to Bones‘ Dr. Sweets (John Francis Daley), who crosses over for this Thursday’s episode of the freshman Fox drama (airing at 9/8c, after American Idol), and we’ve got your first look at the good doc’s visit. READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO

Tonight at 9/8c, The Finder will debut after Bones, the Fox hit off which it’s been spun. But, despite their shared DNA (see video below for more on that), the series are pretty different. For one thing, “the actors on Bones are way smarter than the actors on The Finder,” jokes Geoff Stults, who plays Walter, an Iraq war veteran with the ability to find whatever you’re looking for. “We are not as technical [and] considerably quirkier.

The following first look featurette finds the cast of the Bones offshoot not only explaining the conceit of the show (in simple, Cliff’s Notes terms), but providing a quick overview of their characters, too — complete with related (and exclusive) clips!

Is Geoff Stults’ professional locator Walter Sherman in way over his head? Or is he looking for someone’s missing pet shark? Or are we reading way to much into the following key art for Fox’s upcoming Bones offshoot, The Finder? READ MORE & VIEW POSTER

Fox has released its midseason schedule, and it details premieres and time slots for three new dramas, trumpets Season 11 of American Idol, and features the back-from-the-ashes return of the comedy Breaking In.

Of the new fare, 24 alum Kiefer Sutherland’s Touch will sneak preview … READ MORE